February 2009 NPD Numbers Are In

Hardware

1. Wii – 753, 000
2. Nintendo DS – 588, 000
3. Xbox 360 – 391, 000
4. PlayStation 3 – 276, 000
5. PlayStation Portable – 199, 000
6. PlayStation 2 – 131, 000

Software

1. Wii Fit w/ Balance Board (WII) –  644, 000
2. Street Fighter IV (360) – 446, 000
3. Street Fighter IV (PS3) – 403, 000
4. Wii Play w/ Remote (WII) – 386, 000
5. Killzone 2 (PS3) – 323, 000
6. Wii Mario Kart w/ wheel (WII) – 263, 000
7. Call of Duty: World at War (360) – 193, 000
8. Mario Kart DS (NDS) – 145, 000
9. New Super Mario Bros (NDS) – 144, 000
10. Guitar Hero World Tour (WII) – 136, 000

It’s that time of month again. Courteousy of NeoGAF comes February’s NPD numbers. This month I didn’t particularly care for the hardware numbers. Analysts claimed lower hardware sales, but they look fine to me. Sure the PlayStation 3 is trailing behind the Xbox 360, but just look at the $399.99 USD price tag and tell me that selling 276, 000 units of hardware this month isn’t impressive. Then again, the Xbox 360 was close to doing 400, 000. Nintendo is in their own league as always.

Software sales were interesting to say the least. I was really surprised to see Street Fighter IV PS3 and Xbox 360 sales numbers were that close. Killzone 2’s numbers were also impressive for having just two days worth of sales. Let’s hope it charts again next month. I’m also a little surprised to see Call of Duty: World at War still in the top 10 for the Xbox 360.